Silver Line stations: A look at Metro's five new stops (Slideshow)

In some two dozen days, Metrorail is hoping its Silver can start turning gold. Saturday, July 26 is when Metro's Silver Line is slated to start carrying passengers, as the first phase of the new $5 billion line that will eventually reach out to Dulles International Airport.

It's been 20 years in the making, from concept to opening of Phase One. Aside from the Blue Line extension to Largo, this is the first new Metro line to open in 23 years — and it's been the talk of the towns it's cutting through, with rapid expansion — see Tysons — in commercial, retail, residential and more.

Many have watched this construction since March 2009, when the big build started on the line that will finally link the region's second largest central business district, Tysons, with D.C.

The 11.7-miles of Phase One include a cluster of four stops in Tysons, McLean, Tysons Corner, Greensboro and Spring Hill. The fifth stop is named Wiehle-Reston East. When completely built out — around 2018 — the Silver Line will cover 23 miles, with stops at Dulles and Route 272 in Loudoun County in the second phase.

But first up: The first phase. Check out the attached slideshow to get a look at the five new stations.